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This discussion is to take place on the wiki, over the next few days (until midnight on Monday, 16th July). We will leave comments on the page below, in response to (and under) the questions posted or the related responses. Be sure to start your text with a *, and sign your responses with four tilde marks at the end.
The Internet
In what ways can we use the Internet to help the environment? In what ways might it harm the environment?
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- The internet can be a useful aid in helping the environment. One of the major ways that it helps is by providing information to citizens about: what actions are environmentally unfriendly, what can and can't be recycled, how certain ecosystems function, environmental history, modifications that can be made to reduce CO2 emissions, etc. The internet is incredibly useful is supplying information to citizens who don't have a background in this field and often puts ideas into simpler terms so that it's not like reading a textbook. The internet also provides a method of meeting with coworkers without having to commute. Skype, as we all know, is a convenient application that allows for face to face chat without having to leave the comfort of your home. This kind of application helps save on fossil fuel usage. However, the internet can also harm the environment. The internet itself is run over computers (which take a lot of energy to produce and have several negative by products in production and labor), which run on electricity (coal-fueled). This means that using the internet has a high CO2 footprint. Also, since we're so dependent on the internet and we use it so frequently, our energy costs have increased. HKopelson (talk) 08:05, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
